Bifurcation is when someone presents a debate as a "false choice" between two extremes. My favorite example of this was in 2004 when Bu$h defend the war on the campaign trail he would say...
"I was giving a choice... I could either take the word of a madman or defend America. I Will Always Defend America!"
Kos you engage in the same tactics in regards to Ms. Kennedy. You either support your designs or you support "Monarchy." Its really disgraceful of you to engage in these tactics.
I really appreciate the work you have done over the years in helping to build a progressive political movement, but I am going to "speak my mind" on this; your attacks on Caroline Kennedy make you appear small minded, petty and rude. In short, it makes you appear to be a jerk and you are better than that. Listen, just because Ms. Kennedy is shy and more introverted does not make her some sort of "Monarch" that does not know how to interact with voters. It just means she is introverted and there is nothing wrong with that personally or politically.
Its true that Ms. Kennedy has a powerful political name, but that alone should not be used against her. FDR had a powerful political name (indeed the Roosevelt's were the Kennedy's of their time) but look at the tremendous good he did for American progressives with the New Deal. Would you have throw out FDR in 1933 simply due to his "Roosevelt" name? A name, whether powerful or weak, does not mark the ending definition of a person. Personally, I think Ms. Kennedy is more suited to a behind the scenes role because that fits her personality better, but that doesn't mean I would savagely attack her as you did.
Furthermore, the crusade you undertook against Ms. Kennedy was a waste of time and political capital. Ms. Kennedy is someone we should count as a friend not a foe. She helped immensely with the election of Barack Obama and for that she has my deepest thanks. The savage attacks you engaged in should be saved and reserved for the people who are a real threat to progress. Save that stuff for the "ReThugs" and the "Fascist" because when you engage in those tactics against someone who doesn't warrant them (Ms. Kennedy) then you bring the power of the Democratic Progressive Left down a few notches. This being perfectly illustrated by the fact that Ms. Gillibrand is a "Blue Dog Democrat" far to the right of Ms. Kennedy so in the end you managed to make mistakes both professionally and politically.
This was poorly played Markos. With all that is wrong right now this is what you devoted 90% of your efforts to. Sad.